Extension table



W. A. SNYDER.

EXTENSION TABLE.

Dec. 19, 1922.

FILED OCT-14,1920.

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UNITED STATES 1,439,582 PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. SNYDER, 0]? LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EARL P. BUNDLE AND ANNA BUNDLE, BOTH 0]?" LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

EXTENSION TABLE.

Application filed October 14, 1920. Serial No. 416,914.-

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful of Improvements 1n Extension Tables, which the following is a specification.

This invention has to do with an extension table and it is an object of the invention to provide an improved, simple, convenient device of this character.

The invention relates particularly to an extension table combined with a cabinet and particularly adapted for use in kitchens, and the like. It may be here stated, however, that the invention is in no way limited to use in connection with any particular design or construction of cabinet and that it is not limited to useunder any particular circumstances or in any particular situations. For instance, the cabinet may be in the form'of a fixture, or piece of furniture, or it may be built into a wall, etc.

A particular feature of the invention is the manner in which the table and cabinet cooperate. The table may be arranged in the cabinet or extended from the cabinet without interfering with the storage space of the cabinet. This is important when considered from apractical standpoint in that it permits of all of the space in the cabinet being used at all times and eliminates complicated manipulations or operations such as are often required in devices of this character.

Another noteworthy feature .of the invention is the provision of means in the table to cause it to operate smoothly and easily and without binding. The extension rails which support the top of the table cooperate so that the movement which takes place between them takes place between only two of them at a time. The fact that the table can be extended and contracted without binding of the extension rails makes it easy and convenient to operate and lends commercial value to the device.

Various objects and features of the invention will be best and more fully understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention throughout which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the table and cabinet showing the table in its extended po- I sition; Fig. 2 is a face or front elevation of the cabinet and table; Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 1 showing the table folded or collapsed; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail transverse sectional view of the extenslon rails, being a View taken as indicated by line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken as indicated by line 5-5 on Fig. 4. I

Throughout the drawings numeral 10 designates the cabinet and numeral 11 designates the table. In the particular form of the invention illustrated in the drawings the cabinetlO is'in the form of a fixture or article of furniture and is more or less boxshaped. The cabinet is divided into two sections or compartments, an upper compartment A and a lower compartment B. The lower compartment B is provided with suitable shelves 12 and is accessible from the front of the cabinet through doors 13. The upper compartment A is provided with a suitable shelf 14 and is accessible from the front of the cabinet through doors 15. The bottom 16 of the upper compartment A is a shelf-like member and is spaced somewhat above the top 17 of the compartment B as will be clearly seen from inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. With this construction there is a space C in the cabinet between, or intermediate of, the two sections or compartments A and B. It will be understood that the particular cabinet herein set forth is merely typical of that which may be employed in carrying out the invention and that the various details that are herein shown and specified may be varied or modified without affecting the scope of the in- .vention.

The table 1 comprises, generally, two sets of extension rails supported at their inner ends by the cabinet 10 and at their outer ends by legs 20, and a top which is supported or carried on the extension rails. The sets of extension rails are arranged near and parallel with the sides of the table and are adapted to be extended to the position shown in Fig. 1 and collapsed to the position shown in Fig. 3. The-two sets of extension rails are identical in construction and operation. I will describe in detail onlyone set of extension rails, it being understood, of course, that such description applies also to the other set.

A set of extension rails comprises, generally, a stationary rail 21 arranged or mounted in the cabinet 10, a rail 22 secured to the top of the table, and a rail 23 arranged between and to slidably connect the rails 21 and 22. It may be here stated that the invention is not specifically limited to the sets of extension rails comprising any particular number of rails for the reason that.

and 22 by connecting strips 25 tightly carried in grooves 26 formed in the rails 21 and 22 and slidably carried in grooves 27 in the rail 23. This particular construction is common and well known in the art and it is believed that it will be perfectly obvious how it operates.

The top of the table comprises a main panel 30 mounted on the rails 22 and the legs 20, and two' leaves 31 hinged at 32 to the front and rear edges of the main panel 30. Fig. 1 of the drawingsshows the table in its extended position and with the leaves 31 opened out to form a continuous top with the panel 30. Fig. 3 of the drawings shows the table collapsed and shows the leaves 31 folded onto the panel 30 so that the top of the table is only the size of the panel 30. From inspection of the drawings it will be readily seen how the leaves 31 are hinged to the panel 30 so that they can be swung upwardly onto it as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2. In the preferred form of construction the leaves 31 are each one-half the size of the panel 30 so that when the table is collapsed, as shown in Fig. 3,the under sides 35 of the leaves 31 form a continuous smooth top which may be used as a table. The leaf 31 which is hinged to the inner edge of the panel 30 is supported by the extension rails when it is opened out while the leaf 31 which is hinged to the outer edge of the panel 30 is adapted to be supported by a drawer 40 carried by guides 41 on the underside of the panel 30. The drawer 40 is adapted to be pulled outwardly, from an apron 42 which extends across the front of the table, to the position shown in Fig. 1.when the outer leaf 31 is opened out. It is obvious how the drawer40 can be pushed in to the position shown in Fig. 3 when the table is collapsed and how it may be conveniently used to carry various articles or utensils. In practice the drawer40 forms a particularly effective support for the leaf 31 because of the fact that it extends a considerable distance across the table and must necessarily be of more or less rigid solid construction.

In the particular cabinet shown in the raaasea drawings the table is adapted to be collapsed and pushed inwardly into the space C in th cabinet 10 until the legs 20 engage the front of the cabinet in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. It will be particularly noted from Fig. 3 of the drawings that when the legs 20 are in engagement with the front of the cabinet there is still a portion of. the folded to'p projecting from the cabinet. In practice it is found more convenient to construct the device so that a part of the folded top projects from the cabinet rather than to construct it so that the entire top fits into the space C in the cabinet. This is mainly for the reason thatthe extended or projecting portion of the-folded top provides a very convenient shelf and in no way interferes with the operation or sightliness of the cabinet.

A recess 50 is formed in the upper side of each of the rails 23. A leaf spring 51 is arranged in each recess 50 so that it will bear upwardly against the bottom 52 of the panel 30 of the top of the table. The leaf springs 50 yieldingly hold the rails 23 against movement relative to the panel 30 and the rails 22, and cause the fullest possible amount of movement to take place between the rails 23 and 21. before relative movement takes place between the rails 23 and the rails 22. In practice it has been found that this construction obviates a difficulty that has been inherent to devices of this kind in that it enables the table to be extended or collapsed with ordinary care without binding or jamming of the extension rails. It will be readily understood how the springs 50 may be made of such strength and shape as to effectively hold the rail 23 against movement relative to the rails 22 until movement has been completed between the rails 23 and the rails 21. This is a distinctive and noteworthy feature of the present invention in that it makes the table particularly easy and convenient of operation.

Having set forth only a preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to limit myself to the specific details hereinabove set forth but wish to reserve to myself anychanges or variations that might appear to those skilled to the art or that may fall within the scope of the following claims.

Having described a preferred embodiment of my invention, I claim:

1. In combination a cabinet, at set of extension rails supported at one end by the cabinet, a leg at the other end of the set of extension rails, a panel carried by the set of extension rails, and leaves hinged to the panel to be extended to form a table top with the panel and to be folded ontothe panel, and a drawer adapted to be positioned to support one of the leaves in the extended position, the panel when the leaves are folded onto it being adapted to extend horizontally into the cabinet upon collapsing of the set of extension rails.

2. In combination a cabinet, a set of extension rails supported at one end by the cabinet, a leg at the other end of the set of extension rails, a panel carried by the set of extension rails, and leaves hinged to opposite edges of the panel to be extended to form a table top with the panel and to be folded onto the panel, and a drawer arranged below the panel and adapted to be drawn out to support one of the leaves in its extended position, the panel when theleaves are folded onto it being adapted to extend horizontally into the cabinet upon collapsing of the set of extension rails.

3. In an extension table, an extensible top, a set of extension rails carrying the top and embodying a plurality of rails slidable relative to each other and some relative to the top, supporting means for the rails, one of the rails which is slidable relative to the top having a recess adjacent the top, and a spring carried in said recess to engage the top and yieldingly resist relative movement between said rail and the top.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of September, 1920.

, WILLIAM A. SNYDER.

Witness:

VIRGINIA BERINGER. 

